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Transcutaneous Electrical Nerve Stimulation for Post-Cesarean Pain Control | Clinical Trials | Clareo Health

RECRUITINGNA

Transcutaneous Electrical Nerve Stimulation for Post-Cesarean Pain Control

NCT04399707•Hawaii Pacific Health

Summary

Purpose of study is to evaluate the efficacy of transcutaneous electrical nerve stimulation (TENS) for post-operative pain control after a cesarean delivery compared to placebo and no TENS.

Eligibility

Age

18 - No limit years

Sex

FEMALE

Healthy Volunteers

Yes

Inclusion Criteria

•\- Women undergoing scheduled or non-urgent cesarean section

Exclusion Criteria

•Non-English speaking
•Subjects with a history of chronic pain or chronic opioid use
•Pre-operative use of opioids for more than 1 week in the preceding 6 months
•Previous exposure to the TENS unit
•Women with an allergy or contraindication to narcotics/NSAIDs/acetaminophen
•Subjects who had a midline vertical skin incision during this operation
•Subjects who did not receive intrathecal opioids at the time of their cesarean delivery
•Adhesive allergies
•Subjects with a pacemaker (due to the unknown effects of the TENS on the electrical activity of the heart)
•Intraoperative general anesthesia
+2 more criteria

Locations (1)

Nicole Kurata

Honolulu, Hawaii, United States

Key Dates

Start Date

January 29, 2020

Primary Completion Date

May 1, 2021

Completion Date

May 1, 2021

Last Updated

May 26, 2020

Enrollment

180

ESTIMATED participants

Conditions

Transcutaneous Electric Nerve StimulationAnalgesiaCesarean Section

Interventions

Transcutaneous electrical nerve stimulation (TENS) unit

DEVICE

Placebo transcutaneous electrical nerve stimulation (TENS) unit

DEVICE

Contacts

Nicole Kurata

CONTACT

(808)577-3344 nkurata@hawaii.edu

Kelly Yamasato

CONTACT

kyamasat@hawaii.edu

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